FACT - Friends of Alum Creek and Tributaries
Volunteers working to preserve and protect the quality & beauty of the Alum Creek watershed and promo
Thank you to those who selected us to receive your Amazon Smile charitable giving donations. Unfortunately, that program will be ending on February 20. Please continue to seamlessly support FACT by using the Kroger Community Awards Program. It's a simple one-time sign-up to link with your Kroger Rewards (card) to FACT.
www.kroger.com/i/community/community-rewards And, please don't forget to renew your FACT annual membership via friendsofalumcreek.org/personal-membership/
Thank you!
Personal Membership - Friends of Alum Creek and Tributaries
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Friends of Alum Creek and Tributaries (FACT) is a local nonprofit community based volunteer organization serving as watershed stewards for the lower Alum Creek.Local development negatively impacts our watersheds.
Environmentalists say massive sewage system expansions threaten Big Darby watershed
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Environmentalists are concerned that massive sewage treatment system expansions proposed in Madison County will threaten Big and Little Darby creeks.Unfortunately, can’t read without subscription.
m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=548709253958651&id=100064587436663&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6Save the date, Kickbutt Columbus! returns on Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Stay tuned for FACT adopted interchange cleaning location.
Goose lunch in the middle of the frozen Alum Creek near Westerville's Main St bridge. Dec. 26, 2022 photo by Westerville's renowned photographer GaryWestervilleOH.IOvilleOH.IOI had less than a minute to make this photo as the bald eagle eating a goose in the middle of Alum Creek just south of the Main Street bridge decided the crowd that suddenly gathered to watch it eat its meal was too much and flew to another location. Without the remainder of the goose. I'm sure it was on the ice much longer but I had less than a minute before it flew away.
Wow, what a capture. And poor, hungry eagle, unable to finish lunch!
Please try to keep the salt in our oceans and out of our freshwaters.Winter weather PSA: Rock salt will NOT work well for this storm, Columbus!
Sodium chloride can't melt ice in temperatures lower than 15 degrees Fahrenheit. Other products like Calcium Chloride or Magnesium Chloride create their own heat, so they work in lower temperatures, but may harm pet paws or certain surfaces like newer concrete. Sand can be used to provide traction on compacted slick spots that may not melt for a while. Just remember that all of these products send pollution to local waterways, so while they can be important safety tools, try to use them sparingly!
The most eco-friendly way to remove snow and ice is to bundle up and use a shovel or scraper. Getting out to shovel before the storm ends can help keep ice and snow from compacting and being difficult to remove later on.
Stay safe and warm these next few days!
www.franklinswcd.org/salt-smart
Please protect yourselves, our pets and our waterwaysWinter weather PSA: Rock salt will NOT work well for this storm, Columbus!
Sodium chloride can't melt ice in temperatures lower than 15 degrees Fahrenheit. Other products like Calcium Chloride or Magnesium Chloride create their own heat, so they work in lower temperatures, but may harm pet paws or certain surfaces like newer concrete. Sand can be used to provide traction on compacted slick spots that may not melt for a while. Just remember that all of these products send pollution to local waterways, so while they can be important safety tools, try to use them sparingly!
The most eco-friendly way to remove snow and ice is to bundle up and use a shovel or scraper. Getting out to shovel before the storm ends can help keep ice and snow from compacting and being difficult to remove later on.
Stay safe and warm these next few days!
www.franklinswcd.org/salt-smart
Thanks to our spontaneous volunteers for yesterday's further work on our Mock Park prairie pollinator field. Native wildflower & grass seeds were broadcast on the acre area.
FACT is spontaneously going to continue working at the Columbus Mock Park field tomorrow Saturday Dec. 10th 10AM.
We were quite pleased to have 26 volunteers last Saturday, but we ran out of time & energy to strip the entire field. If you can, please bring your own steel rakes and gloves We're working on the east side of the Willis Athletic building, 2520 Mock Road. goo.gl/maps/A99rpesVWAXbstTK9 Thanks
Ohio’s Outdoors – What Would You Like to See More Of?
ODNR asks Ohioans to share outdoor recreation preferences. Read their Nov 3, 2022 press release below:
COLUMBUS, Ohio– Whether it’s kayaking, camping, hiking, fishing, or swimming, people have been spending a lot of time outdoors in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) wants Ohioans to weigh in on new or expanded recreational opportunities through a statewide survey to contribute to Ohio’s State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP).
“Ohio is home to some of the best recreation in the country, any time of year,” ODNR Director Mary Mertz said. “Our goal is to make each visitor experience the very best it can be and to do that we need to know what Ohioans want to see and what we should target for future improvement.”
Feedback from the survey will help determine outdoor recreation priorities of Ohioans. The survey results will be included in the five-year SCORP, which provides information on recreation trends and serves as a reference document for state officials distributing federal and state grants for public park facilities around the state.
The last SCORP update was finalized in 2018 and can be read here. To have your opinion heard take the survey here.
ODNR ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all. Visit the ODNR website at ohiodnr.gov.
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For more information, contact: Stephanie O’Grady, ODNR Office of Communications (614) 265-6860
ohio.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0jMMPPHUcrL9W86
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Thanks to the 26 volunteers for helping FACT prep the 1-acre field for wildflowers & native grasses. Much thatch was raked off, resulting with some blister and well exercised arms.
We look forward to seeing our hearty helpful volunteers this Saturday morn at Mock Park. Meet us outside on the east side of the adjacent Willis Athletic Center. That building will be open where we can use restrooms and warm up as needed. Please dress accordingly for possible rain and muddy field conditions. www.facebook.com/events/1681952188911280
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